I'd just started my career with Fiat at the time when this happened. I remember were were sent a number of subframes which were to be fitted to cars under warranty (that needed them of course). In the early 90's when we were clearing old stock, they were still in the stores, unused, and with a mild surface rust from damp.
Odd how these days you hear news reports of 'a million' cars of various makes being recalled because of brake defects, or exploding steering wheels or somesuch, and yet months later all is forgotton, and sales of the same makes are on the up.
Contrast this with people nowadays who've never seen, heard of, or even know of the existance of Lancia, yet they can tell you, without hesitation, that they were all 'rustbuckets'.
I blame the parents !!
